Football: After listening to the advice, I became the strongest free man! - Chapter 379

c379 Look at the game with a scout’s mentality

Now, the genius is still a genius, and has been selected for the Japanese U-18 national team, but has not returned to Barcelona for the time being.

Imagine that in five years, Messi, Suarez, Pique will be 34 years old, Busquets, Rakitic will be 33 years old, and Alba will be 32 years old.

And young talents like Takefusa Kubo, who are 20 years old, are still “temporarily” wandering outside. What should Barcelona do?

Then they can only rely on Andre Gomes, Paco, Umtiti, Digne and Denis Suarez who have been bought at the moment.

Umtiti replaced Mascherano and Andre Gomes replaced Iniesta. It is a normal blood transfusion.

2) Ball control

Barcelona is truly self-centered. I control the ball and do whatever I want.

The basic principle of ball control will not change, but the opponent will change.

The second round against Athletic Bilbao is very interesting because you can’t tell how this team usually plays.

All the playing styles in 90 minutes were designed by Kodinko for Barcelona.

Up to 6 players pressed the ball in the frontcourt, driving the ball to Umtiti or Ter Stegen, who had the least experience; the defense line did not retreat in the positional battle, tightened three lines, and compressed Barcelona’s ball control space; although Athletic Bilbao still lost, Barcelona was tired to play against such a team.

3) Messi:

Messi is 29 years old, and his way of playing has changed significantly compared with the previous two years.

Especially the 45-degree cross from the right wing that was honed last season is extremely lethal.

People to watch: BBC, Modric, Asensio

1) Returning will

Following Lucas Vazquez, Morata and Asensio are also back.

Being loaned out from Real Madrid means that the end of this road is unknown, because the purchasing power of Real Madrid is too strong.

In the 2014/15 season, Lucas Vazquez played for Espanyol for a year, 33 games, 3 goals and 6 assists, and performed well.

So when he returned to the team last season, Benítez kept him when he saw that the young man was good.

But if it was 2005, Lucas Vazquez returned to the team and found an extra Robinho, so he turned around and left;

If it was 2006, he returned to the team and found an extra Van Nistelrooy and Higuain, so he turned around and left;

If it was 2007, he found an extra Robben, so he turned around and left;

In 2008, there were an extra Huntelaar and Van der Vaart, so he left;

In 2009, there were Cristiano Ronaldo, Zidane and Kaka, and Lucas Vazquez thought about it and decided that it was almost time to retire.

So, the young players from Real Madrid’s youth training have caught up with the good times.

Morata joined the Real Madrid team at the age of 16, and Asensio was bought from Mallorca at the age of 19.

Neither of them is of pure blood, but their trajectory is no different from that of Vazquez. After they returned to the team this season, they found that they themselves were big-name signings.

Compared with the introduction of big names, this matter can also make Real Madrid fans happy, right?

2) Zidane

“It’s important to be suitable. In this regard, Zidane has a better prospect.”

Last season, the La Liga runner-up and Champions League champion, these results are impressive. But winning the La Liga seems to be more difficult than the Champions League. In any case, there are not many smart players willing to be head coaches.

Because this line of work is too tiring, the income is not as high as that of first-line stars. If it is Barcelona, ​​it’s okay. Mr. Cruyff helped the club create a system from tactics to youth training, so the club coach only needs to click the traditional option of “follow”, and basically it won’t go wrong.

But Real Madrid has no tactical system.

In short, Real Madrid’s way is that when facing opponents as strong as the cultivation man or the little Sharu in team battles, as long as they gather the Saiyans who like to fight, they can still go smoothly. Therefore, the biggest responsibility of the head coach is not to let the Saiyans fight too hard, but on this basis, Zidane’s tactical changes are worth looking forward to. He is in the second year and it’s time to learn something new.

3) Ronaldo

The reason is similar to Messi, but Ronaldo is already 31 years old.

Unlike Messi, Ronaldo’s playing style is very physically demanding.

After the age of 30, the difficulty of accumulating muscle and losing fat increases year-on-year. Ronaldo will be 32 in the second half of the season. It is really hard to say how long his current competitive state can be maintained.

Ronaldo’s strong character is a good helper, but he won the European Cup that he had never won before. The 2018 World Cup should be a watershed in his career. Of course, with his character, it is not impossible for him to play until he is 40.

People to watch: Griezmann, Koke, Saul, Felipe Luis, Torres

1) Positional attack

From now on, Simeone really has no good solution.

Since he took office in the winter of 2011, the team’s data in the past four seasons is like this:

2012/13: Average goals per game: 1.71 Average goals conceded per game: 0.82

2013/14: Average goals per game: 2.00 Average goals conceded per game: 0.66

2014/15: Average goals per game: 1.76 Average goals conceded per game: 0.76

2015/16: Average goals per game: 1.66 Average goals conceded per game: 0.47

What to look at?

First, the average goals per game, which has risen slightly and then declined for two consecutive seasons; second, the defensive data has experienced a turning point but created a new low in goals conceded last season.

Why?

Atletico has transformed from a team that wins by fierce defense to a strong team.

But the sad thing is that this identity is not chosen by Atletico themselves, but by their opponents.

Griezmann scored 22 of the team’s 63 goals last season, accounting for 35% of the team.

Counting down, second-in-command Torres scored 11 goals, Koke and Correa scored 5 goals each.

In order to solve this problem, Simeone decided to introduce players who have already been trained before the new season.

So he loaned out Bietto and Oliver, and bought Gameiro and Gaitan.

In the first round of the league, facing the newly promoted Alaves, Atletico shot 27-2 throughout the game.

Then it was a 1-1 tie. So in the second round of the league, facing the newly promoted Leganes, Atletico had 64% of the ball throughout the game. Then it was a 0-0 tie.

People to watch: Roberto Soriano, Musacchio, Pato

1) Positional attack

Villarreal was one of the most boring teams in La Liga last season.

They have good defense, good ball control, good offense, average attitude towards the game, and zero tactical changes.

The team is really strong:

The goal guarded by Asenjo, the central defenders of Musacchio and Ruiz, the two wing defenders of Jaume Costa and Mario Gaspar, the midfielders of Bruno Soriano, Roberto Soriano, Trigros, and Soldado. But there is no special feature.

Last season, Villarreal’s games averaged 2.08 goals per game (goals + goals lost), which ranked second to last among all teams, only better than Malaga.

People to watch: Williams, Aduriz, Leque, Muniain

1) Foreign aid

After watching other teams, you will be surprised: Why are there so many foreign aids? !

After watching Bilbao, you will be surprised: How can there be foreign aid! ?

Bilbao’s first team has 25 players, and only Laporte is a foreign aid, with French nationality. Athletic Bilbao is an extremely local protectionist Basque team that only allows Basques to join the team.

Although Laporte is a French citizen, he has Basque blood, so he was called up to the team at the age of 16.

It seems that the requirements are strict, but it is actually Bilbao that is in a dilemma.

Because the rules set by the ancestors no longer conform to the laws of the modern gold-dollar football market, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Bilbao to retain talents and to introduce talents.

So the club made a fine-tuning of the rules: children born in the Basque region also meet the requirements for joining the team.

Iñaki Williams appeared.

This young man who has no Basque ancestry at all became the first black player in the club’s history.

This young man who has no Basque ancestry at all became the first black player in the club’s history.

He had already emerged in the 2014/15 season, scoring 8 goals in 25 La Liga games last season. If it weren’t for frequent injuries, he would have been better.

These two young “foreign players” have reached the age of blooming and bearing fruit.

In the new season, Bilbao has not made any signings except for internal potential. Aduriz is already 35 years old, and I am afraid that he can only rely on the two young players to help the team break into a new world.

By the way, Laporte’s contract is until 2020, and Williams’ until 2021. There is still a great possibility that the two will play the whole season without being poached midway.

People to watch: Sisto, Guidetti, Aureliana

1) After Nolito

When Nolito was injured last season, Celta had 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses (including Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid and Sevilla);

In the 9 rounds of La Liga after Nolito returned from injury, Celta had 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss (including Real Madrid and Villarreal);

Why?

Celta is a ball-control team.

Like to press the opponent in front of the penalty area and then knock him down with a jab. The team also has the ability to swing and hook, but only Nolito can use it, such as walking horizontally from the corner of the penalty area to the middle while staring at the opponent with his right foot on the left, and can pass or shoot. This is called a core player.

But the team’s overall strength is limited, so except for the 4-1 win over Barcelona at the beginning of the season, the other 5 games against Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid were all lost.

But without Nolito’s swinging punches and hooks, they can only hold down their opponents, and can’t play rogue. Nolito left the team this season, who will help Celta play rogue?

Sisto.

Toguito, Sisto has different characteristics compared to Nolito.

Right foot and right wing, although he can pass and shoot, he still likes to lead by himself.

It’s not a big problem to lower the overall development level, but it’s a big deal that the core style has changed.

In the first game against Leganes, Sisto was replaced after 67 minutes of starting, and in the second round against Real Madrid, he simply became a substitute.

It seems that the core is not that easy.

The players who are queuing now include Bongonda, Aureliana and Daniel Wass. Of course, I personally prefer Giuseppe Rossi, who has just joined the team. Rossi was rented to Levante in the second half of last season and failed to help the team stay in the league, but he is slowly getting back to form.

Many details on the field can show the skill, and it may be effective in a team like Celta that takes it slow.

People to watch: Franco Vazquez, Kiyotake Hiroji, Sarabia, Bietto, Ganso, Sao Paulo

1. When facing strong teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the team can go all out to grab the ball because they are motivated. But when facing teams of the same level or weaker teams, the situation is different.

The league is not a national team competition, and Sao Paulo has to figure out the psychology of ordinary players.

2. There is still no core.

The previous offensive core was Franco Vazquez.

But Mr. Ba is still immersed in his own world of tricks. He is a newcomer and is not easy to shout at.

The veteran players Mariano and Vitolo who can play in the game are dull. Only Ivora has a bit of domineering aura, but his playing time is limited.

3. Once you encounter an opponent like Villarreal who lowers his status and treats you as a martial arts master and starts to rob you from the front court, there is really no good way.

After solving these three things, Sevilla can continue to be crazy.

People to watch: Juanpi, Honey, Sandro, Rosales

Venezuelan double star

As mentioned in the part of Villarreal, Malaga was the most boring team last season, probably no one else.

This season’s head coach was replaced by Juande Ramos. Everyone knows that he is very good at getting into trouble with himself.

When one way is blocked, Ramos will choose to try again.

So in the first round against Osasuna, Sandro’s single striker, the basic style of creating opportunities through 20-meter through balls and flexible forwards in the frontcourt, was indeed threatening.

But the problem is that they can’t create enough opportunities.

As soon as they saw that there was no way out, they took off Keko and replaced him with Charles, restored the center forward configuration, and the team immediately played well.

In the second round against Espanyol, they still used the starting lineup of the previous round. After more than an hour, they were already 0-2 behind, so they waved the flag again: took off the defensive midfielder Recio and replaced him with the center forward Charles. They scored two goals in a row and tied the game 2-2.

Last season, the Venezuelan teenager scored 4 goals and 2 assists in 29 games.

The scene was really not good-looking, but very tenacious.

Because everyone knows that Alaves is not a place to stay for a long time, and they all hope to attract the attention of big clubs through their performance on this platform.

Therefore, when watching Alaves’ games, you have to use the mentality of a scout.

The data doesn’t look impressive, but as the season draws to a close, Juanpi’s role in the team becomes more and more important, so that in the end, the combination of two Venezuelans, he and Rosales, on the right, becomes the offensive core of Malaga.

This season, Juanpi wears the No. 10 jersey, and I won’t say much about its significance. But at the same time, his position was moved from the right winger to the front midfielder by Juande Ramos.

The goal in the first round was scored after the team changed its formation and Juanpi returned to the right.

And when the starting right winger was replaced by Keko, the right back Rosales also played in a circle.

The right side configuration that has been trained for a season has been dismantled, and only Juanpi and newcomers such as Honey, Sandro, and Keko are left on the offensive end. The burden must be extremely heavy.

But for Juanpi personally, if he can withstand the pressure and play as the core to achieve results, the day of landing in a giant will not be far away.

People to watch: Oyarzabal, William José, Juanmi, Rulli, Inigo Martinez

Playing football seriously

In my opinion, Real Sociedad has not played a result that is symmetrical with its strength.

Under the leadership of Sacristan, the team’s style of emphasizing ball control has become more and more formed.

There are core players in all three lines: Inigo Martinez on the back line, Illarramendi in the midfield, and Oyarzabal on the front line. In particular, Oyarzabal, who emerged last season, is eye-catching: he can break through, pass, and shoot, has star potential, and is only 19 years old! (Born in 1997, he scored 6 goals in 22 games last season).

In addition, the negotiations for goalkeeper Rulli in the summer were also successful. Rulli, the main goalkeeper last season, was loaned from the Maldonado team in Uruguay. His outstanding performance attracted the attention of giants, including Manchester City.

In August, Manchester City first spent 4 million pounds to buy Rulli, and then rented and sold him back to Real Sociedad for 6 million pounds.

Rulli is only 24 years old. If he continues to perform like this for one or two years, his value will easily exceed 15 million. This business should not lose money. With such a perfect lineup, they only ranked 9th last season.

The most important reason is the team’s attitude towards the game.

In the 31st/32nd round, the team won two consecutive games, 2-1 against Sevilla and 1-0 against Barcelona.

But what about other games in the same period?

1-1 Levante (later relegated), 1-2 Eibar, 1-2 Getafe (later relegated).

People to watch: Sanabria, Castro, Musonda

Mercenaries

After Betis was promoted to La Liga, it was still able to buy players in the past two years.

The top teams in La Liga are still rich: Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla. The players who bought are basically around 15 million euros, just talking about the stars.

The teams in the middle can only spend money to buy players: Villarreal, Celta, Malaga, Real Sociedad, Valencia, Espanyol, Granada, Las Palmas and Betis.

The players bought are basically around 2 million euros, only the stars are considered.

Betis sold the black whirlwind Ndiaye in the summer and invested a little more money to start recruiting players.

They spent transfer fees to buy 6 people (the total expenditure is about 20 million euros to 25 million euros), which is already considered the middle class in La Liga.

Moreover, the team announced that the head coach would be replaced by Uruguayan Poyet before the end of last season.

They are one of the first teams to set their sights on next season.

All this information indicates that Betis will change from a dragon to a tiger in the new season. Who would have thought that they would lose to Barcelona 2-6 at the beginning and draw 0-0 with La Coruna in the second round.

And the team has no intention of settling down in terms of formation or lineup. Isn’t this still the combat method of mercenaries?

From the 0-0 draw with La Coruna in the second round, Betis is still a little scattered and in the running-in period.

The first five rounds are the key to running-in. If there are scenes and results, it may be out of control. If there are no results, the confidence will be frustrated and the prospect of relegation will be worrying.

People to watch: Boateng, Livaya, Vieira

Who is the first in the La Liga standings after the first two rounds?

Las Palmas.

4-2 win over Valencia and 5-1 win over Granada.

Indeed, these two opponents have big problems, but being able to score so many goals shows that the team is already in a very good state.

This team is one that I like more, mainly because of its high degree of localization.

From the time the team was determined to advance to the first division and began to recruit old players everywhere, it laid a great foundation for stability and unity.

This is a team from the Gran Canaria Islands. It takes about 1,000 kilometers to fly southwest from the Spanish mainland to Las Palmas.

And most of the team’s players, except for foreign players and goalkeeper Barral, are from local origin.

In 2013, the veteran Valerón, who was born in Gran Canaria, returned. On the one hand, he used his experience to lead everyone on the court, and on the other hand, he served as a spiritual leader.